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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5088 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5088

 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
 submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing 
        entrepreneurs with a disability, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2024

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small 
                     Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
 submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing 
        entrepreneurs with a disability, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurs with Disabilities 
Reporting Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES OF ENTREPRENEURS WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Administration'' and 
``Administrator'' mean the Small Business Administration and the 
Administrator thereof, respectively.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
challenges that entrepreneurs with a disability encounter with starting 
and operating a business, including--
            (1) an assessment of the challenges and needs of 
        entrepreneurs with a disability;
            (2) a description of the resources and support that the 
        Administration provides to entrepreneurs with a disability;
            (3) a description of outreach to entrepreneurs with a 
        disability by the Administration, including by district and 
        regional offices of the Administration, small business 
        development centers (as defined in section 3(t) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(t))), and women's business centers 
        (as defined in section 29(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 656(a)));
            (4) a description of any joint efforts between offices of 
        the Administration or between the Administration and other 
        Federal agencies to advance the goal of supporting the economic 
        success of entrepreneurs with a disability;
            (5) a discussion of any deficiencies in the resources and 
        support described under paragraph (2);
            (6) a description of the use of, and access to, resources 
        of the Administration by entrepreneurs with a disability; and
            (7) any recommendations for legislative actions that are 
        necessary to address the challenges or needs of entrepreneurs 
        with a disability that are identified in the report.
    (c) Compliance With CUTGO.--No additional amounts are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this Act.
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